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Decree of March 19, 1998 relating to certain labels of origin controlled of the Burgundy area - J.O n° 72 of March 26, 1998

Art 1st. -

Only are entitled to the appellation contrôlée “Nuits” or “Nuits-Saint-Georges” the red wines and white which, answering the conditions hereafter, were collected on the territory of the communes of Nuits-Saint-Georges and Prémeaux, except for the grounds which, by the nature of their ground and their situation, are unsuitable producing the wine of name. Experts named by the management committee of the national Institute of the labels of origin of the wines and brandies will delimit the surface of production of the above mentioned communes and will defer the limits of them on the cadrastal map of each commune. The plans establish by their care will be, after approval by the national Institute of the labels of origin, deposited in the town halls of the common interested parties. For the wines produced in the classified as pieces “first vintage”, communal name referred to above could be supplemented either by the name of the climate of origin or locality or by the expression “first believed”, or by one and the other. The name of the climate of origin will have to be placed after that of the name communal and printed in characters whose dimensions, as well in height as in width, will not have to exceed those of name. For the other climates of origin not classified in “first vintage” under the conditions envisaged with the preceding subparagraph, the name of the climate could be assistant of that of communal name. In this case, it will have to be printed in characters whose dimensions, as well in height as in width, will not have to exceed half of those of name. Experts appointed by the management committee of the national Institute of the labels of origin of the wines and brandies will draw up the list of the climates classified in “first vintage” and will defer on the cadrastal maps the delimitation of the territory thus defined. These plans will be, after approval by the national Institute of the labels of origin, deposited with the town hall of the common interested parties. The list of the climates classified in “first vintage” will be approved by decree of the Minister for agriculture and the rural development.

Art 1st-

1. - (Added D. July 13, 1989). - Are entitled also to the label of origin controlled “Nuits” or “Nuits-Saint-Georges” according to methods' defined in the article the 1st red wines and white which, answering the conditions specified to that the article, result from grape harvest collected in the pieces determined by the national Institute of the labels of origin during its meetings of November 5, 1985 and whose plans are deposited in the town halls of the communes of Nuits-Saint-Georges and Prémeaux-Prissey.

Art 2. -

The wines being entitled to the appellation contrôlée “Nuits” or “Nuits-Saint-Georges” will have to come from following type of vines, except for all others: For the red wines: pinot noirien, gray pinot, pinot liébault; For the white wines: chardonnay and pinot white. The local use to incorporate in the vintage intended to produce red wines of the white type of vine vintage: chardonnay, pinot white and pinot gray, of which the percentage can amount to 15% to the maximum, remain authorized. Any wine producer of the appellation contrôlées “Nuits” or “Nuits-Saint-Georges” defined by this decree which will plant or replant hybrids inside the delimited surface will not be able to assert the right to these names.

Art 3. -

(Replaced, D. October 1, 1985). - To be entitled to the appellation contrôlée “Nuits” or “Nuits-Saint-Georges”, the wines must come from collected grapes with good maturity and present a minimum natural voluminal title alcoholometric of: 10,5% for the red wines; 11% for the white wines. Cannot be regarded as being with good maturity any unit batch of vintage having a high content in sugar lower than: 171 grams per liter of must for the red wines; 170 grams per liter of must for the white wines. Moreover, when the authorization of enrichment by dry sugaring is granted, the wines should not exceed a total voluminal alcoholometric title of 13,5% for the red wines and 14% for the white wines, under penalty of losing the right to name considered. The wines for which the addition either of the name of the climate of origin was asserted, or from the expression “first believed”, or from the one and other, with that of the appellation contrôlée “Nuits” or “Nuits-Saint-Georges”, must come from collected grapes with good maturity and present a minimum natural voluminal title alcoholometric of: 11% for the red wines; 11,5% for the white wines. Cannot be regarded as being with good maturity any unit batch of vintage having a high content in sugar lower than: 180 grams per liter of must for the red wines; 178 grams per liter of must for the white wines. Moreover, when the authorization of enrichment by dry sugaring is granted, the wines should not exceed a total voluminal alcoholometric title of 14% for the red wines and 14,5% for the white wines, under penalty of losing the right to name considered. However, the benefit of one or the other of names referred to above can be granted to the wines of a total voluminal title alcoholometric higher than the limits referred to above and worked out without any enrichment, if the informant justifies of a certificate issued by the national Institute of the labels of origin of the wines and brandies after investigation carried out into his request presented before the vintage of the vines concerned. The notifications of the exemptions aimed to the preceding subparagraph must be addressed to the local services of the Directorate-General of the taxes and the Management of the consumption and the repression of the frauds. The limits aimed to the subparagraphs above can be modified when the climatic conditions justify it by joint decree of the Minister for agriculture and the minister in charge with the budget and consumption, on proposal of the national Institute of the labels of origin of the wines and brandies, after opinion of the interested producers' associations.

Art 4. -

(Modified, D. August 26, 1982). [The basic output aimed to the article 1st of the decree n° 74.872 of modified October 19, 1974 relating to the producing output of the vineyards of the wines with controlled label of origin is fixed, for the wines of names “Nuits”, “Nuits-Saint-Georges”, with 40 hectolitres for the red wines and 45 hectolitres for the white wines per hectare. Only can profit from an output higher than the basic output, within the maximum limit of the limiting ceiling of classification, for a given surface of vine producing of the wines being entitled to names quoted above, the informants who made of it the request at the national Institute of the labels of origin before the vintage of the vines in question and which were subjected to the checking of their harvest by the commission of five members envisaged with the article 1st of the decree modified n° 74.872 of October 19, 1974.] (Al 2, 3, 4 repealed, D. 74.872 of October 19.) [See also decrees 74.872 of October 19, 74.958 modified of November 20: - ceiling limits classification: 20%.] Moreover, when one collecting asserts in its declaration of harvest the benefit of several appellation contrôlées, the output with the hectare declared for any of its names will not be able to exceed that declared for another name of a wine of comparable nature (white or red) whose ceiling of output is higher than that of name considered, except justification found valid after investigation of the national Institute of the labels of origin. [(D. 87.854 of October 22, 1987). - The benefit of name can be granted to the wines coming from the young vines only as from the second year following that during which the plantation was carried out places from there before August 31.]

Art 5. -

The wines being entitled to names “Nuits” or “Nuits-Saint-Georges” will have to come from vines which will have been planted and cut in accordance with the provisions of the decree of September 17, 1956.

Art 6. -

(Modified, D. March 19, 1998) - the wines being entitled to the names defined by this decree will have to come from grapes collected with good maturity and vinified in accordance with the local practice. They will profit from all the oenological processes currently authorized by the laws and payments in force.

Art 7. -

The wines for which, under the present decree, will to be asserted the appellation contrôlée defined by this same decree and which will be presented under the aforementioned name not being able to be declared after harvest, to be offered to the public, to be dispatched, put on sale or sold without, in the declaration of harvest, the advertisements, on the leaflets, labels, invoices, containers unspecified, the label of origin referred to above are registered and accompanied by the mention “appellation contrôlée”, the whole in very apparent characters.

Art 8. -

Use of any indication or any sign likely to make believe in the purchaser that wines are entitled to the appellation contrôlées defined by this decree, whereas they do not answer all the conditions fixed by this same decree will be continued, in accordance with the general legislation on the frauds and the protection of the 2 and labels of origin (art 1st of the law of August 1, 1905; art 8 of the law of May 6, 1919; art 13 of the decree of August 19, 1921), without damage of the sanctions of a tax nature, if it is necessary.

Art 9. -

The decree of September 11, 1936 relating to the definition of the appellation contrôlée “Nuits” or “Nuits-Saint-Georges”, the decrees of July 15, 1955 and November 9, 1962 with regard to name “Nuits” or “Nuits-Saint-Georges” and article 7 of the decree of March 16, 1963 are repealed. Warning: Information pré senté be on this site are the subject of a clause of nonresponsabilité INAO_19721205_22202/11/2006 Downloadable document: AOC_Nuits_-_1998__.doc